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Derby Race Schedule!

Good Afternoon, Pack! Pinewood Derby Weigh-in and Drop off is Friday, February 9th, 6 PM – 8 PM Weigh your car in and leave it there for races the next day. You must have your car registered on Friday night to race on Saturday. You can complete the registration form on our Pack website before weigh-in to allow another family to drop off your car – this is allowed as long as you already registered your car online at https://etacpack359.org/pinewood-derby/ Race Schedule We did our best to accommodate as many scouts playing in the little dribblers basketball tournament as possible. 9:00 am – Lions & Tigers 9:45 am – Wolves 10:30 am – Bears 11:30 am – AOL 12:00 pm – Webelos Open and Business…

No Meeting Tomorrow Night

Hello Bear Families! Reminder that we will not have a den meeting tomorrow evening. Cain WAS having a 3rd grade musical and Math and Science night, but it has been postponed because so many students are home sick. I hope all of your little Bears are feeling well and if not, are getting a lot of rest. Please use this time to finish up your Pinewood Derby cars. Stay tuned for details about raceday coming from the Pack. Upcoming Meetings/Events: Monday, Feb 12th- Pack Meeting- Pinewood Derby Awards and Pizza for sale after the meeting (AOL fundraiser) Saturday, Feb 17th- Trip to the Smith County History Museum 12:00- details coming soon. Tuesday, Feb 20th- Den Meeting- Work on Paws for Action- Please have your kids…

Den Meetings and Race Week!

Good Afternoon, Pack! Meetings Some of our Dens are not meeting this week. Here is the Schedule: Lions – Discovery Room Tigers – Not Meeting Wolves – Conner Hall Bears – Not Meeting Webelos – Friendship Hall AOL’s – Meeting with Troops Pinewood Derby Weigh-in and drop-off is Friday, February 9th, 6 – 8 PM. Weigh your car in and leave it there for races the next day. You must have your car registered on Friday night to race on Saturday. You can complete the registration form on our Pack website before weigh-in to allow another family to drop off your car – this is allowed as long as you have already registered your car online at https://etacpack359.org/pinewood-derby/ Race Day is Saturday, February 10th –…

Pinewood Derby Weigh in is THIS FRIDAY – ALL DONATIONS FOR OUR FUNDRAISER NEED TO BE DROPPED OFF THAT EVENING AT WUMC BETWEEN 6PM AND 7PM.

Hi Arrow Families! We have not had a lot of volunteers sign up for our Pinewood Derby Fundraiser!!   ALL current Scouts (first year and returning) should plan to attend the Crossover Ceremony – All returning scouts have earned their Arrow of Light rank and can be awarded the engraved plaque regardless of whether you plan to bridge over into a Scout Troop or not.  First year scouts this year do need to complete one Arrow of Light Elective along with the required Advancements we have worked on as a Den.  I  believe our Whitehouse Mayor will be judging Pinewood Derby cars Friday evening according to Nicole Whittaker if you need to interview an elected official (the Mayor) for Building a Better World achievement. So – …

Community Service

Good Afternoon Wolves family, We will be meeting tonight at our usual time and working on our Cubs who care elective. One of our upcoming requirements includes the need for a community service project. The Whitehouse Methodist Church is holding a Souper Bowl Sunday canned food drive and I would love for our Den to participate in helping them reach their goals. So  if you could, please bring a couple cans to any of the meetings this month so I can mark your child down as having participated. In the next couple of weeks I will be reaching out to anyone who may have missed some meetings that involved a required adventure. I will let you know what part(s) are missing and then as you…

No Meeting 2/5/24 – Derby, recharter, and flags!

Hello Tigers!  We will not meet Monday 2/5 to allow time to work on the derby cars.  Derby cars are due in on Friday at the church between 6 and 8pm, Racing starts Saturday morning (schedule to be posted shortly).  As a reminder recharter is due, if you do not recharter your scout will be removed from scout book.  Flags also go out this weekend, please use the link in the pack update to sign up for a route.  If you need help on your derby car, you are welcome to come by our house (906 Corey Drive Whitehouse, TX) during what would be our normal Monday meeting time and I can assist you with cutting, drilling any holes, sanding, etc… you might need.  I…

Presidents’ Day Flags!!!!!

Good afternoon pack, Presidents’ Day is coming up and which means it’s flag time again. This Saturday, February 10th flags will need to go out. When you come to the church to race your Pinewood Derby cars, grab the route you selected and have the flags delivered no later than Tuesday, February 13th. We have 25 routes to put out, so we need all hands on deck! Please use Sign-Up Genius link below to sign up. If you have never helped with flags this is a great time to get involved. The flags will be staged outside the church Saturday morning by 8am and they will have the attached list of customers and their addresses for each route. If you have any questions, please feel…

Sign Up for PineWood Derby Concession Fund Raising Table

Hello Arrows!! Here is the link to register to bring items for the Pinewood Derby Concession Stand – please sign up so we know who is bringing what AND who is going to be volunteering at what times!! My grandkids are in basketball playoffs and I am hoping to watch them play if we get the concession stand covered. This is for February 10th, Pinewood Derby Race Day! https://forms.gle/hvqauUckzhJufgVN9 Remember we will all also be bringing desserts to serve at the Pizza Supper Fundraiser before the Monday Night Pinewood Derby Awards Pack Meeting on Monday February 12th (this is the 2nd fundraiser to help cover the cost of the Scout’s engraved  Arrow of Light plaques and defray or hopefully cover the cost of the meal. …

Meeting Tonight

Hello Bear Families! We are meeting tonight at 6:30pm in Friendship Hall. We will be learning out the Pledge of Allegiance, the American Flag and making a key chain. If you have a bottle of Elmer’s glue, please bring it along. Thanks! Lacey